International Social Work
Volume 62, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 699-711

Hungarian female migrant sex workers: Social support and vulnerability at home and abroad (Article)

Fábián G. , Hüse L. , Szoboszlai K. , Lawson T. , Toldi A.*
  • a University of Debrecen, Hungary
  • b University of Debrecen, Hungary
  • c University of Debrecen, Hungary
  • d University of Louisville, United States
  • e University of Debrecen, Hungary

Abstract

An exploratory/descriptive study of 33 migrant Hungarian prostitutes who travel to Switzerland for sex work was conducted in Zurich by Hungarian social workers in cooperation with Swiss social workers. A new methodology (Hungarian Street Work Interpersonal Support) was developed to compare support networks both at home and while working abroad. Vulnerability and potential risk were mapped, finding networks at ‘home’ being supportive and non-risky with the opposite occurring ‘abroad’. Little use was made of protective relationships (police and social workers) in both locations. The primary motivation for engaging in migrant sex work was to provide for their children at home. © The Author(s) 2017.

Author Keywords

Social support social work methods migrant sex work relationship network Hungarian prostitution

Index Keywords

female police Hungarian (citizen) social support migrant prostitution Social Work sex worker Article motivation Switzerland human exploratory research travel Child
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85041919620&doi=10.1177%2f0020872817742692&partnerID=40&md5=f59733fdf1fa48aaae0cab95c83708e8
DOI: 10.1177/0020872817742692
ISSN: 00208728
Original Language: English